What is Asbestosis

Asbestosis is a chronic inflammatory medical condition affecting the parenchymal tissue of the lungs. It occurs after long-term, heavy exposure to asbestos, e.g. in mining. Suffere...

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Lots of that in this family.......my husband has Asbestoses and I have Emphysema. We're a "two oxygen" family.
Posted on 08/24/07, 12:08 pm
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Reply #1 - 09/03/09  10:52am
" aawww Do you ever get romantic and share a tank?
(sorry) j/k

I took an asbestos awareness class once. That stuff is unbelievable, I had no idea it was so versatile.
They had no idea it was so deadly. Until after the fact.
I'm so sorry about your misfortune, maybe one day they'll figure out a way to extract it without causing further damage to the lungs.
Have you learned much about it, the material itself or why it does what it does in the body? Pretty interesting.
Modern science, there's always hope!

Enjoy each other!

~~*~Love, Laugh, Live~*~~ "
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Reply #2 - 09/06/09  7:22pm
" Thank you for your reply....yes, I have read tons of information....I just want to talk to someone who has had asbestosis diagnoised to see how fast it progresses, how they feel, have you talked to an attorney, etc.
I'm not on oxgyen just an inhaler.....so I guess I will have to wait to share my "tank"!
God bless you. "

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